Basketball: Britain's men win wheelchair gold
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Great Britain claimed gold at the wheelchair basketball European Championships in Israel with a 76-65 victory over Germany. Some hot shooting from Simon Munn and Terry Bywater gave Britain an early lead, which they never surrendered despite a second-half fightback from Germany.
Bywater finished with a huge 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, while Munn had 30 points and 15 rebounds.
The title is Britain's first since they won in Paris 16 years ago, and coach Murray Treseder hopes it is a sign of things to come in London next summer. "I thought it was a magnificent team performance," he said. "We stuck to our game plan and our discipline and it showed.
"Resting Simon in other games of the tournament certainly showed as I thought he had a staggering game for a 43-year-old."
Earlier, the women had claimed the bronze medal with a 60-47 defeat of France.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments